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Paul Hervieu

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Paul-Ernest Hervieu
Born:
September 9, 1857, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died:
September 25, 1915, Paris (aged 58)

Paul Hervieu (born September 9, 1857, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France—died September 25, 1915, Paris) was a French novelist and playwright, most of whose dramas were tragedies centring on family conflicts and relationships, intended to teach some moral lesson. After training as a lawyer, Hervieu entered the diplomatic service. Later, he began writing novels and short stories, of which the best are Flirt (1890) and Peints par eux-mêmes (1893). He then turned to writing plays, and for some 20 years he was associated with the Comédie-Française. One of his most successful plays was a historical drama of the French Revolution, Théroigne de Méricourt ...(100 of 153 words)

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